Map Wizard

The Fairfax County Map Wizard is an interactive mapping
application for creating and printing maps in the style of the
official property, zoning, and other map books, but with custom
extents and scales. Scroll down for detailed instructions on using
the application.

Click to launch the map in full-page mode.

Create a custom map of any location in Fairfax County following
these steps:

1) Search for an address in Fairfax County and zoom to the location.

In the Search window (Figure 1), type a Fairfax County street
address.

Click the magnifying glass to zoom to the location.

2) Explore the map options:

Adjust the scale using the Zoom In and Out tools (Figure
1,below).

Click and drag on the map to pan.

Use the Measure tools to explore the map and the Draw tools to
add graphics and labels to the map (Figure 2).

When zoomed in close enough to see parcel lines, clicking on the
map will select (highlight, in blue) a parcel (Figure 3).

Parcel selection, and any user-added graphics, will appear on the
printed map.

3) Create a print-ready map.

Click the Print icon (Figure 1), then select from one of the map
layouts (Figure 4).

Edit the Map Title and, optionally, visit the Advanced map options
for further adjustments (Figure 5).

Click the Print button (Figure 5) to create a map with the selected
options.

4) View, print and/or save the map.

Once generated, the map will be added to the list (Figure 6).

Click the map name to launch it in a new window.

Maps created as PDFs can be saved locally and/or printed using the
Adobe
Reader tools.

For detailed map legends, visit the Digital
Map Viewer application, and choose the "Legend" tab
on the lower left.

Figure 1. The Search, Print and page navigation widgets are in the
upper left of the map

Figure 2. The Draw, Measure, Info and Basemap widgets are in the
upper right of the map.

Figure 3. Clicking on the map when parcel lines are visible will
select (highlight) a parcel and display the Parcel
ID Number (PIN) in a pop-up window. In addition, the Draw
tools can be used to add text or other mark-up (points, lines,
polygons) that will display on the printed map. (Note: the
Measure tools will not produce graphics visible on the printed
map.)

Hint: to indicate distances on the printed map, utilize the Line
tool (in the Draw window) with the "Show
Measurements" box checked.

Figure 4. In the Print window, select the desired Layout. The default
option is Property. Most of the other options (except
Orthoimagery) use the Property map as a base.

Figure 5. Adjust the Map Title and, optionally, the settings in the
Advanced menu. Click the Print button to generate a map with the
chosen options.

Figure 6. Map generation may take several minutes. Each map created
will appear on the list. Click the map name to view it.

Figure 7. The print-ready map maintains location, parcel selection,
and any user-added graphics. The layers, however, are determined by
the chosen print layout. Map elements include: a county-wide inset
map (with area of interest outlined in red), date, county seal, north
arrow and legal disclaimer.
PDF maps may be saved and/or printed using the Adobe
Reader tools.